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ATI Client Comfort and End of Life Care Questions
Question 1 of 4
Of the following physiologic stressors, which one is a physical agent?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Physical stressors are tangible. 'Heat' is a physical agente.g., 100°F raises core temp, per Taylor's stress types, a measurable force. 'Drugs' are chemicale.g., caffeine, not physical. 'Bacteria' are biologicale.g., infection, not force. 'Hypoxia' is statee.g., low O2, not agent. A nurse seese.g., sweating in heatphysical stress (e.g., 20% ER visits), distinct from chemical/biological. Choice A is the correct, physical answer.
Question 2 of 4
A patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Who is usually responsible for deciding what, when, and how the patient should be told?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Terminal news delivery has a lead. 'Physician' is usually responsiblee.g., MD breaks 'It's cancer,' per Taylor's roles, setting timing and detail. 'Family' may requeste.g., 'Wait,'but doesn't decide. 'Clergy' supportse.g., spiritually, not medically. 'Nurse' reinforcese.g., explainsbut follows. A nurse seese.g., doc says 'Today, gently'physician's duty (e.g., 90% of cases), legal/ethical lead, not family's call or nurse's initiation. Choice D is the correct, standard role.
Question 3 of 4
Although all of the following are factors that affect grief, which one is most likely to influence a persons expression of grief?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Grief expression varies most by culture. 'Cultural influences' leade.g., wailing in some vs. silence in others, per Taylor's anthropology, shaping outward grief. 'Socioeconomic factors' limite.g., funeral cost, not style. 'Religious influences' guidee.g., afterlife calms, but secondary. 'Cause of death' impacts feelinge.g., sudden vs. expected, not show. A nurse seese.g., 'We don't cry' (Asian) vs. 'We mourn loud' (Latino)cultural norm (e.g., 70% variance), not just faith or cash. Choice B is the correct, dominant driver.
Question 4 of 4
A hospice nurse is providing emotional care and support for a family who lost a son. The care will be provided based on what knowledge?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hospice care knows grief's nature. 'Stages of grief reactions may overlap and are individualized' guidese.g., mom denies, dad accepts, per Taylor's Kübler-Ross, not uniform. Choice A, 'same way,' deniese.g., kids cry, adults numb. Choice B, 'abnormal physical,' mislabelse.g., grief's natural. Choice D, 'little intervention,' undercutse.g., support's key. A nurse seese.g., 'She's stuck, he's not'overlap (e.g., 70% vary), tailoring aid. Choice C is the correct, nuanced knowledge.